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Hot jobs market is showing some cool spots, staffing agencies say
Jul 7, 2022
There are still almost two jobs open for every person looking for work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week.
The pandemic changed how we work. Is it changing how we count jobs?
by
Justin Ho
Jul 7, 2022
Payroll data company ADP says it will pause its monthly labor market report while it updates its metrics for the COVID era.
Millions have joined the labor force in the past year
Jun 3, 2022
About 3.5 million more people were working or looking for work in May than a year earlier. Economists hope the number keeps rising.
With workers scarce, some industries are turning to robots
Jun 2, 2022
The pandemic accelerated automation purchases, according to an industry group, especially in agriculture, construction and fast food.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: "Whether we can execute a soft landing or not, it may actually depend on factors that we don't control."
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Marketplace Staff
May 12, 2022
"I think the one thing we really cannot do is to fail to restore price stability," Powell told Kai Ryssdal.
As labor shortage persists, fewer immigrants means fewer workers
May 9, 2022
The U.S. had 2 million fewer working-age immigrants at the end of 2021 than it would have had if pre-pandemic trends continued.
We're about 3.5 million potential jobs short of a full recovery
May 9, 2022
We’ve now regained more jobs than we lost early in the pandemic in some sectors.
For public good, not for profit.
As jobs rebound, those paying least are hardest to fill
May 6, 2022
Health care, child care and K-12 education, which offer jobs with lower pay that need to be done in person, have yet to fully recover.
As employers compete for scarce workers, some employees are winning big wage gains
May 6, 2022
On average, wages aren't rising as fast as inflation. But not all workers are getting average raises.
Is a wage-price spiral driving inflation?
May 4, 2022
Wages are rising fast, but not as fast as prices. When inflation expectations drive workers' demands for higher pay, inflation can spiral out of control.